No Borders and Binaries

Strictly from an immigration standpoint, around 67 countries deny the entry, stay and residence of HIV-positive people because of their HIV+ status only. That is discriminatory and deplorable. Read more here.
President Bush has recently signed the Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) that repeals the ban but it remains in place till the HHS issues [...]

Several interesting claims in a new European study:

“Given how central the immigration issue has been for the new radical right-wing parties in Western Europe, many have turned to immigration-related factors in trying to explain their emergence and electoral mobilisation. This research has convincingly shown that immigration scepticism (i.e., wanting to reduce immigration) is among the [...]

Tolerance is intolerant and demands assimilation.
—Herman Broch, cited in the Jewish Museum, Vienna, Austria
Conversely, what is proclaimed and practiced as tolerance today, is in many of its most effective manifestations serving the cause of oppression.
-Herbert Marcuse

The mainstream, [...]

On a lighter note, a slew of great award-winning Indian-centered movies in English are hitting the cinemas so if you liked Monsoon Wedding, Mississippi Masala, Bride and Prejudice, American Desi, Water, Bend it Like Beckham or The Namesake, you might enjoy these releases as well.

SlumDog Millionaire

Loins of Punjab

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Voting in America explained from an Indian perspective.
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